True to his word - June 5'th 2023

[MOZZER2]

looking back to his announcement a few months ago on wales on line he was looking at 8 to 10 signings to build his squad looks like everything is falling into place

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/new-cardiff-city-boss-erol-27058087

never in a million years did i think the board would back him even its through the loan market at the minute

looks like his style of play is a hit with the fans too which is a good sign

why didn't we go down this route when we first went into the prem league i never know

onwards and upwards :ayatollah:

[life on mars]

Re: True to his word - June 5'th 2023

From the amount of responses to your post you get a feel that positiveness is not forthcoming, I do agree though with your sentiments.

City till we die

[MacAdder]

Re: True to his word - June 5'th 2023

looking back to his announcement a few months ago on wales on line he was looking at 8 to 10 signings to build his squad looks like everything is falling into place

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/new-cardiff-city-boss-erol-27058087

never in a million years did i think the board would back him even its through the loan market at the minute

looks like his style of play is a hit with the fans too which is a good sign

why didn't we go down this route when we first went into the prem league i never know

onwards and upwards :ayatollah:

From the amount of responses to your post you get a feel that positiveness is not forthcoming, I do agree though with your sentiments.

City till we die

:thumbup:

[MacAdder]

Re: True to his word - June 5'th 2023

looking back to his announcement a few months ago on wales on line he was looking at 8 to 10 signings to build his squad looks like everything is falling into place

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/new-cardiff-city-boss-erol-27058087

never in a million years did i think the board would back him even its through the loan market at the minute

looks like his style of play is a hit with the fans too which is a good sign

why didn't we go down this route when we first went into the prem league i never know

onwards and upwards :ayatollah:

From the amount of responses to your post you get a feel that positiveness is not forthcoming, I do agree though with your sentiments.

City till we die

:thumbup:

[Wash DC Blue]

Re: True to his word - June 5'th 2023

Any cynicism is understandable after the last few years.
We had a rag tag squad and brought in a relatively unknown manager.

I have to say though, I’m very happy with our transfer window and also with the appointment of Bulut.

I’m more enthusiastic than I’ve been in a while.
It reminds me a bit of the early days of MacKay’s first season.

I really think that we will give a good account of ourselves this season.

[the other bob wilson]

Re: True to his word - June 5'th 2023

Don’t want to be negative because I’m not really, but I don’t get this best transfer window in years stuff. Maybe in a month’s time when we’ve played something like the ten games everyone talks about then yes, such a claim may seem valid, but, for now, we can’t go claiming how brilliantly we’ve done when we’ve not played a game since the window closed.

So far, we’ve had a lucky win over a side without a point, played well at Leicester where we should have drawn by rights, were foiled by a last minute goal at Leeds (in truth we were hanging throughout the second half at Elland Road) and stank the Place against a poor QPR team. If we lose today (far from unlikely given how Ipswich have done over the past year), we’ll have four points from five games - relegation for if repeated over the course of a forty six game season.

On Tuesday we gave what was easily our best performance so far with a shadow team based mostly on players who were with us before the transfer window opened - we’d have more than four points if we had played like that in all of our league games. I think we look stronger than we were last season, but, at the moment, I’m guessing hence why I’m not going to start proclaiming how great our transfer window was yet.

[the other bob wilson]

Re: True to his word - June 5'th 2023

Don’t want to be negative because I’m not really, but I don’t get this best transfer window in years stuff. Maybe in a month’s time when we’ve played something like the ten games everyone talks about then yes, such a claim may seem valid, but, for now, we can’t go claiming how brilliantly we’ve done when we’ve not played a game since the window closed.

So far, we’ve had a lucky win over a side without a point, played well at Leicester where we should have drawn by rights, were foiled by a last minute goal at Leeds (in truth we were hanging throughout the second half at Elland Road) and stank the Place against a poor QPR team. If we lose today (far from unlikely given how Ipswich have done over the past year), we’ll have four points from five games - relegation for if repeated over the course of a forty six game season.

On Tuesday we gave what was easily our best performance so far with a shadow team based mostly on players who were with us before the transfer window opened - we’d have more than four points if we had played like that in all of our league games. I think we look stronger than we were last season, but, at the moment, I’m guessing hence why I’m not going to start proclaiming how great our transfer window was yet.

[the other bob wilson]

Re: True to his word - June 5'th 2023

Apologies for the double poor, the board was working at a snail’s pace when I posted and I thought the first one had been lost somewhere in the ether.

[the other bob wilson]

Re: True to his word - June 5'th 2023

Apologies for the double poor, the board was working at a snail’s pace when I posted and I thought the first one had been lost somewhere in the ether.

[olderblue]

Re: True to his word - June 5'th 2023

Don’t want to be negative because I’m not really, but I don’t get this best transfer window in years stuff. Maybe in a month’s time when we’ve played something like the ten games everyone talks about then yes, such a claim may seem valid, but, for now, we can’t go claiming how brilliantly we’ve done when we’ve not played a game since the window closed.

So far, we’ve had a lucky win over a side without a point, played well at Leicester where we should have drawn by rights, were foiled by a last minute goal at Leeds (in truth we were hanging throughout the second half at Elland Road) and stank the Place against a poor QPR team. If we lose today (far from unlikely given how Ipswich have done over the past year), we’ll have four points from five games - relegation for if repeated over the course of a forty six game season.

On Tuesday we gave what was easily our best performance so far with a shadow team based mostly on players who were with us before the transfer window opened - we’d have more than four points if we had played like that in all of our league games. I think we look stronger than we were last season, but, at the moment, I’m guessing hence why I’m not going to start proclaiming how great our transfer window was yet.

We look stronger with more strength in depth, there’s plenty of competition for places and the manager can alter the shape of the team to suit certain matches.

The Greek lads will take a bit of time adapting to a new Country, language and league.
Collins and Robinson will hopefully get back up to match fitness soon, and if Grant gets anywhere close to the level he was a couple of seasons ago we have struck gold.
I think Panzo will prove to be a great addition to the team and of course we have Rambo.

We just need patience now, because it won’t happen overnight, but I think overall we have signed 9 players who are good enough to start and not just been signed to bolster a squad with quantity

[the other bob wilson]

Re: True to his word - June 5'th 2023

We look stronger with more strength in depth, there’s plenty of competition for places and the manager can alter the shape of the team to suit certain matches.

The Greek lads will take a bit of time adapting to a new Country, language and league.
Collins and Robinson will hopefully get back up to match fitness soon, and if Grant gets anywhere close to the level he was a couple of seasons ago we have struck gold.
I think Panzo will prove to be a great addition to the team and of course we have Rambo.

We just need patience now, because it won’t happen overnight, but I think overall we have signed 9 players who are good enough to start and not just been signed to bolster a squad with quantity

Goutas having to come off at Leicester, and be replaced by someone who has since left the club, despite him having had a full pre season with us makes your point about some of our players needing time to fit in. Still think we're light at centreback although I'd back Ng to do a good enough job in a back three and Romeo and Adams were good in that position on Tuesday, but anyone of them as one or two centrebacks? I'm not sure about that.

Will we have someone who can get into double figures for league goals scored? Ugbo has certainly made a good start on that front, but, athough there appears to be more goals in the squad this season, I'm not sure that we do . Grant has shown that he can do it, but I'm surprised he's being used more or less as an orthodox winger.

[The Lone Gunman]

Re: True to his word - June 5'th 2023

looks like his style of play is a hit with the fans too which is a good sign

What’s his style of play?

[olderblue]

Re: True to his word - June 5'th 2023

Goutas having to come off at Leicester, and be replaced by someone who has since left the club, despite him having had a full pre season with us makes your point about some of our players needing time to fit in. Still think we're light at centreback although I'd back Ng to do a good enough job in a back three and Romeo and Adams were good in that position on Tuesday, but anyone of them as one or two centrebacks? I'm not sure about that.

Will we have someone who can get into double figures for league goals scored? Ugbo has certainly made a good start on that front, but, athough there appears to be more goals in the squad this season, I'm not sure that we do . Grant has shown that he can do it, but I'm surprised he's being used more or less as an orthodox winger.

I would have liked to seen another CB signed, even if it was a player coming towards the end of their career knowing that they were signed as a back up.

I get the impression that this isn’t the way Bulut operates, and everyone signed has to be able to play in the first team.
Great competition for places and I wouldn’t mind betting that he already has players lined up to join in January.
Regarding the front players and I know they have different styles, but we didn’t have a striker who got into double figures when we were promoted under Malky

Hopefully we will see goals coming from all round the team

[Nobody's Rep]

Re: True to his word - June 5'th 2023

looking back to his announcement a few months ago on wales on line he was looking at 8 to 10 signings to build his squad looks like everything is falling into place

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/new-cardiff-city-boss-erol-27058087

never in a million years did i think the board would back him even its through the loan market at the minute

looks like his style of play is a hit with the fans too which is a good sign

why didn't we go down this route when we first went into the prem league i never know

onwards and upwards :ayatollah:

Agree its been a positive window and especially against a backdrop of no fees including loan fees - would like to know what sort of wage structure we have had to use and what this means for ffp but hopefully we have been sensible - the manager has often referred to the economics of deals.

Unfortunately like the last few seasons we need the team to settle due to so many additions and a new manager but as a club we don't have a history of patience.

Come January and based on where we are I wonder if we go back in for Moore as I think he has 6 months of his contract left and we can pay a fee bearing in mind bournemouth still owe us for him. Wonder how he feels this morning facing limited game time at a club that looks like don't want him?

The other thing for me and before anyone asks for evidence I don't have any just pure instinct I hope the club keep an eye on our progress and when ready tie Bulut in as I think he has something about him and our loss could be someone's gain. Just a gut instinct as I said. No more than that.

[Bobby Dandruff]

Re: True to his word - June 5'th 2023

Don’t want to be negative because I’m not really, but I don’t get this best transfer window in years stuff. Maybe in a month’s time when we’ve played something like the ten games everyone talks about then yes, such a claim may seem valid, but, for now, we can’t go claiming how brilliantly we’ve done when we’ve not played a game since the window closed.

So far, we’ve had a lucky win over a side without a point, played well at Leicester where we should have drawn by rights, were foiled by a last minute goal at Leeds (in truth we were hanging throughout the second half at Elland Road) and stank the Place against a poor QPR team. If we lose today (far from unlikely given how Ipswich have done over the past year), we’ll have four points from five games - relegation for if repeated over the course of a forty six game season.

On Tuesday we gave what was easily our best performance so far with a shadow team based mostly on players who were with us before the transfer window opened - we’d have more than four points if we had played like that in all of our league games. I think we look stronger than we were last season, but, at the moment, I’m guessing hence why I’m not going to start proclaiming how great our transfer window was yet.

This window is likely to be more exciting to people than last summer’s as we have signed a few players that fans will actually have heard of, and yet lots of people claimed at the time that last summer’s transfer window was one of the best ever (albeit under different circumstances), before we’d even played a game……

Strange.

But let’s see. I’m optimistic though.